


The Two Podcast Slides Every Marketer Needs To Have: New Data From Edison Research And Triton Digital’s Infinite Dial 2021
By
Pierre Bouvard
Last week, Edison Research and Triton Digital released their 24th annual Infinite Dial study. For marketers, the most compelling aspect of the study was the section on podcasting. Here are the key findings.

What Happens When A Major Financial Brand Takes Its TV Budget And Puts It Into AM/FM Radio?
By
Pierre Bouvard
Nielsen Media Impact, the planning and optimization tool for brands and agencies, reveals that putting AM/FM radio into the financial media plan generates significant lift in reach.

Case Study: AM/FM Radio Campaign For A Pharmaceutical Brand Generates Strong Lift In Brand Equity And Actions Taken With No Negative Reaction To Disclaimer
By
Pierre Bouvard
With cable penetration falling from 90% of all homes to only 62% and a shift of TV viewing to advertising-free streaming video services, pharmaceutical brands need to maintain reach by adding new media platforms. Here's how AM/FM radio can help.

Case Study: AM/FM Radio Plays A Powerful And Unique Role In The Media Plan As Streaming Video Brands Battle For Awareness And Subscribers
By
Pierre Bouvard
With streaming video brands turning to AM/FM radio like never before, CUMULUS MEDIA | Westwood One retained Nielsen to measure the impact of one streaming service’s NFL AM/FM radio investment. Here are the key findings.

Michigan Sports Betting Big Bang: Ten Authorized Operators Flood Airwaves As New Study Reveals AM/FM Radio Listeners Show Significantly More Interest And Engagement In Online Sports Betting Than TV Viewers
By
Pierre Bouvard
On January 25, 2021, ten brands in the state of Michigan went live with sports betting. To better understand the consumer reaction in Michigan to the launch of sport betting, CUMULUS MEDIA | Westwood One commissioned MARU/Matchbox to conduct a study.

AM/FM Radio Drives Results For Clothing Brands And Retailers
By
Pierre Bouvard
For clothing brands and retailers, AM/FM radio is the ideal medium for driving sales and reaching on-the-go consumers close to the point of purchase.

Perception Vs. Reality: Drive Time Isn’t The Only Time For AM/FM Radio
By
Pierre Bouvard
There is a common misperception among advertisers about when AM/FM radio listening actually happens. How does the perception measure up to the actual listening reality?

Westwood One | Magellan AI Podcast Advertising Analysis Shows Podcasts Are Pandemic Proof: After Modest Dip In April, Ad Volumes Roar Back In Q3 2020
By
Pierre Bouvard
With podcast listening up, are podcast advertisers similarly growing their investments? CUMULUS MEDIA | Westwood One partnered with Magellan AI to analyze podcast advertising occurrence data from the top 400 podcasts in the U.S. through Q3 2020.

Southeast Michigan Ford Dealers Association Uses AM/FM Radio Smart Speaker Pre-Roll Ads To Build Awareness And Purchase Intent
By
Pierre Bouvard
To measure the impact the Southeast Michigan Ford Dealers Association smart speaker campaign, CUMULUS MEDIA | Westwood One retained MARU/Matchbox to conduct a campaign effect study. Here are the key findings.

Westwood One 2021 Audioscape: 5 Things To Know About The Podcast Audience
By
Lauren Vetrano
While AM/FM radio dominates the audio landscape with mass reach and significant time spent, podcasting is an area that has been experiencing significant adoption growth. The just-released Westwood One 2021 Audioscape looks at podcast consumer trends using data from Edison’s Q3 2020 “Share of Ear” Report.

Marketers/Agencies: Take the “Me” Out of “Media”
By
Pierre Bouvard
To create informed planning decisions, marketers and agencies should take the “me” out of “media” and fully understand today’s media behaviors.

2020’s Top 5 Most Popular Audio Insights Blog Posts
By
Lauren Vetrano
As 2020 comes to an end, we’re looking back at the blog posts that resonated the most. Here are the top 5 most popular audio insights posts of the year.

New CUMULUS MEDIA | Westwood One And Horizon Media Study: Why Artificial Fan Noise Increases Ad Receptivity At Live Sporting Events
By
Pierre Bouvard
To learn what sports fans thought about fan noise, as well as to ask about their other sports opinions in a year unlike any other, CUMULUS MEDIA | Westwood One and Horizon Media commissioned MARU/Matchbox to execute a study.

How Many Ads Should A Radio Station Run To Get Results? New Analysis From CUMULUS MEDIA | Westwood One And The Radio Advertising Bureau Reveals Guidelines
By
Pierre Bouvard
One of the most frequently asked questions in the radio industry is, “How many ads should I run per week?” Here are a few strategies to help determine an answer based on campaign goal.

New CUMULUS MEDIA | Westwood One Study Reveals 12 Million Americans Are Looking For A New Tax Preparation Provider; Reaching These Service Switchers Will Take More Than TV And Digital
By
Pierre Bouvard
According to Kantar, between $350 million and $400 million are spent annually marketing personal tax services. To understand the current state of the consumer tax category, CUMULUS MEDIA | Westwood One fielded a 990-person national study in October of 2020. These are the key findings.

Perception And Reality: Marketers And Agencies Dramatically Underestimate The State Of U.S. Worker Commutes; Plus The Latest Nielsen PPM And Diary Data Shows AM/FM Radio’s Audience Recovery
By
Pierre Bouvard
Last month, Advertiser Perceptions, the leader in researching advertiser agency sentiment, fielded a study of 300 media decision makers. Here is a look at how the perception measures up to the reality.